US4334323A - Self tracking tuner - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
- H03J5/00—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner
- H03J5/02—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner with variable tuning element having a number of predetermined settings and adjustable to a desired one of these settings
- H03J5/0245—Discontinuous tuning using an electrical variable impedance element, e.g. a voltage variable reactive diode, in which no corresponding analogue value either exists or is preset, i.e. the tuning information is only available in a digital form
- H03J5/0272—Discontinuous tuning using an electrical variable impedance element, e.g. a voltage variable reactive diode, in which no corresponding analogue value either exists or is preset, i.e. the tuning information is only available in a digital form the digital values being used to preset a counter or a frequency divider in a phase locked loop, e.g. frequency synthesizer
- H03J5/0281—Discontinuous tuning using an electrical variable impedance element, e.g. a voltage variable reactive diode, in which no corresponding analogue value either exists or is preset, i.e. the tuning information is only available in a digital form the digital values being used to preset a counter or a frequency divider in a phase locked loop, e.g. frequency synthesizer the digital values being held in an auxiliary non erasable memory
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- H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
- H03J3/00—Continuous tuning
- H03J3/28—Continuous tuning of more than one resonant circuit simultaneously, the tuning frequencies of the circuits having a substantially constant difference throughout the tuning range
- H03J3/32—Arrangements for ensuring tracking with variable capacitors
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- H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
- H03J1/00—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general
- H03J1/0008—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
- H03J2200/00—Indexing scheme relating to tuning resonant circuits and selecting resonant circuits
- H03J2200/29—Self-calibration of a receiver
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- the present invention relates to tuners, and has particular applicability to television receiver tuners, although the present invention will be applicable to tuners for other types of devices.
- This set of varactor tuned circuits has heretofore been ganged so that a single input voltage controls every varactor tuned circuit.
- this set of tuned circuits is aligned in a factory operation wherein a technician will input a frequency corresponding to a low television channel to the set and adjust each tuned circuit for maximum response at that one frequency. Then further alignment is done for a higher frequency channel and an intermediate frequency channel. The alignment compensates for the tolerances in the components forming each tuned circuit. After the alignment, the three channels will be properly aligned. However, often there will be some mistracking on other channels which have not been aligned.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a tuner which aligns itself automatically and therefore requires minimal or no factory adjustment.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a method for automatically and electronically adjusting the set of tunable circuits in a television tuner.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a self-tracking tuner according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of a self-tracking tuner according to the present invention.
- a self tracking tuner comprises a tuner portion 10 within the dotted box and a control portion 12 outside the dotted box.
- An antenna 14 is coupled to an input to the tuner by a p-i-n switch 16.
- Portion 10 includes a set of tunable circuits which illustratively takes the form of a first varactor tuned circuit (“VTC") 18 coupled by an operational amplifier 20 to a second varactor tuned circuit 22 whose output is, in turn, applied to a third varactor tuned circuit 24.
- VTC varactor tuned circuit
- An intermediate frequency output 26 of tuner portion 10 is coupled to the output of VTC 24 by a diode 28.
- a tunable oscillator illustratively a varactor tuned oscillator ("VTO") 30, is coupled to IF output 26 either via a lead 32 or by RF coupling.
- VTO varactor tuned oscillator
- VTO 30 oscillates at a frequency which is about 43.5 MHz higher than the on-channel frequency.
- phase locked loop system 34 which includes the customary elements such as a phase lock loop, a prescaler divider circuit, local references such as a set of crystal oscillators or other types of oscillators, a comparator, and so forth.
- the phase locked loop system 34 cooperates with VTO 30 in the customary manner to insure that VTO 30 is tuned to the proper frequency so that a proper IF signal will be generated.
- control portion 12 The configuration and operation of other elements of control portion 12 will be described by reference to an example wherein the system user directs the illustrated self-tracking tuner to tune to a different frequency. It is to be understood, of course, that similar operation will obtain during start-up.
- the system user may direct the self tracking tuner to tune to a different frequency by entering an appropriate command on a channel select device 36 which may comprise a mechanical or electronic switch arrangement as is well known in the art.
- a channel select device 36 which may comprise a mechanical or electronic switch arrangement as is well known in the art.
- the channel select in a television receiver includes a limited number of frequencies which may be selected, and corresponding reference oscillators or means for generating reference frequencies are provided in the phase locked loop system 34.
- Channel select 36 is coupled to a microprocessor 40, and after microprocessor 40 determines that it has been instructed to move the self tracking tuner to a new frequency, hereinafter referred to as the target frequency, it directs phase locked loop system 34 to lock VTO 30 to the target frequency.
- Microprocessor 40 also directs p-i-n switch 16 to disconnect antenna 14 from the input to VTC 18.
- Means for selectively coupling the frequency output of VTO 30 to the input of VTC 18 is then activated by microprocessor 40.
- such selective coupling means may comprise a second p-i-n switch 42.
- VTC 18, VTC 22, and VTC 24 are tuned to the target frequency.
- Each of these tunable circuits corresponds to a frequency controller illustratively taking the form of voltage step generators 44, 46 and 48 respectively.
- the tunable circuits are individually adjusted, and illustratively, VTC 18 is adjusted first, although it will be understood that varying the sequencing is within the scope of the present invention. In the adjustment of VTC 18, both VTC 22 and VTC 24 are held at fixed tuning stages.
- this may be achieved by reading out from any suitable memory device 50 (such as a sample and hold circuit, a random access memory (RAM), or other device) a signal corresponding to a nominal initial tuning frequency which preferably will be within the range of frequencies which may be selected by channel select 36.
- memory 50 may be coupled to VTO 30 to use its voltage as the nominal initial time frequency control voltage.
- Memory 50 is coupled to voltage step generator 46 and 48 which control their corresponding VTC's 22 and 24, respectively, to hold a fixed tuning state or states.
- Microprocessor 40 monitors the output level of the set of tunable circuits.
- a DC detector 52 receives a signal from VTC 24, and its output is amplified by an operational amplifier 54. Its output is digitized by an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter 56. This digital representation of the output level of the varactor tuned circuits 18, 22 and 24 is then inputted to microprocessor 40. It is to be understood that this arrangement is illustrative, and that other means may be used for deriving a signal representing the output level of any VTC 18, 22 or 24.
- Microprocessor 40 next causes voltage step generator 44 to step through a sequence of voltage steps, illustratively an ascending series. During this procedure, the detected DC output level will vary and experience a maxima. Microprocessor 40 will determine that a maxima has been passed and will direct generator 44 to return to the voltage corresponding to the maxima. Signals corresponding to this controlling of generator 44 will be stored in a storage means such as a first memory 60. By this operation, VTC 18 will be accurately, automatically and electronically tuned to the target frequency.
- microprocessor 40 tunes VTC 22 in the same manner.
- VTC 24 is held at a nominal initial setting and microprocessor 40 directs voltage step generator 46 to step through a voltage step sequence.
- control signals are stored in the storage means which illustratively includes a second memory 62 corresponding to step generator 46.
- the self tracking tuner storage means includes a corresponding memory 64 for storing control signals for voltage step generator 48.
- Microprocessor 40 then directs phase locked loop 34 to adjust VTO 30 to oscillate at 43.5 MHz higher than the target frequency as is customary for television receiver tuners.
- P-i-n switch 42 is then directed to decouple the output of VTO 30 from the input to VTC 18, and p-i-n switch 16 is directed by microprocessor 40 to pass signals from antenna 14 into VTC 18. At this time, the tuner will be fully operational and properly tuned to the target frequency.
- FIG. 2 A second embodiment of a tuner according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 2. It will be seen that this embodiment is similar in many respects to that of FIG. 1, and in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, corresponding elements are identified by the same reference numerals.
- the oscillator 30 always oscillates at 43.5 MHz higher than the on-channel frequency.
- the signal from VTO 30 is first mixed in a mixer 100 with a 43.5 MHz signal outputted by a crystal or other type of oscillator 102. This results in sum and difference components and the lower frequency corresponding to the on-channel frequency is inputted to VTC 18. Consequently, VTO 30 need not be tuned to the on-channel frequency but can remain at 43.5 MHz higher than the on-channel, target frequency.
- FIG. 2 also illustrates a slightly different arrangement for memories 60, 62 and 64. As indicated above, these memories comprise storage means for storing the control signals for voltage generators 44, 46 and 48. Various arrangements of storage means can be used. For example, although three separate memories 60, 62 and 64 are shown, one memory such as a RAM could be used. Another variation is shown in FIG. 2, where the memories couple microprocessor 40 to the respective voltage generators 44, 46 and 48, whereas in FIG. 1, such memories were shown as being connected parallel to the corresponding generators. This illustrates that the various configurations can be made to associate the storage means with the voltage generators.
- FIG. 2 does not include the memory device 50 of FIG. 1, which, it will be recalled, was used to set VTC's 22 and 24 to a nominal initial tuning frequency during the tuning of VTC 18.
- VTC's 22 and 24 may remain tuned to the prior target frequency, rather than being tuned to a different, nominal initial frequency.
- self tracking tuners achieve the objects stated, namely, they need no factory alignment and automatically, electronically and accurately tune to the target frequency. Because the self tracking tuner requires no factory alignment, a substantial cost saving is achieved. Moreover, there is no misalignment of the tuner for any frequency which may be selected.
- microprocessor 40 could use the control signals which maximized that first VTC to update the nominal tuning of the remaining VTC's which would be more accurate than the nominal tuning stored in memory 50. This would be followed by accurately tuning each VTC, but would result in a decrease in the time required for these operations because fewer steps from the voltage generator would be required.
- the detection means could be coupled to each varactor tuned circuit and multiplexed.
- the oscillator 30 may be selectively coupled to individual tunable circuits rather than to all tunable circuits simultaneously.
- the self-tracking tuner may cause a respective, different frequency near the target frequency to be inputted to each VTC's.
- Each VTC would be tuned by the system for maximum output at its inputted frequency.
- the system could input the same, on-channel target frequency to the set of VTC's, tune the VTC's to the target frequency, and change one or more of the controlling voltages so that, for example, VTC 18 would be tuned to the target frequency, VTC 22 would be tuned to a frequency slightly below the target frequency, and VTC 24 would be tuned to a frequency slightly higher than the target frequency.
- voltage step generator 46 This can be done by microprocessor 40 causing voltage step generator 46 to be set one or two (or any other number) steps below the voltage which results in a maxima for VTC 22.
- Voltage step generator 48 would be set to some number of steps greater than the voltage corresponding to a maxima for VTC 24.
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